Thousands of entrepreneurs already involved in social care

Over 6.000 social enterprises are delivering health and social care services according to the Social Enterprise Coalition, the UK wide body representing social enterprises and related organisations.

The number is set to rise following the government’s Right to Request programme, which invited NHS staff to set up employee led businesses to provide health and social care.

The move forms part of the government’s vision for the future of the NHS, as outlined in the White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'.

The scheme closed to further applications last September, in preparation for changes to commissioning of community services from April this year.

Changes include removal of commissioning responsibilities from PCTs, and handing over delivery of community services to new Community Foundation Trusts and social enterprises.


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